Need leave?
Went to the gym at the Bra today, got there a bit late. I think I've given up on seeing that girl. Either she doesn't work there anymore, or she's on long term leave or something.
After that, I went to physio. He was already waiting for me in the corridors, and said he thought it was me when he heard my footsteps. I had been quickly walking down the stairs cause according to their clock I was a bit late (but on time according to mine).
He measured my extension and said it was nearly about the same as my good leg. He massaged a specific area behind my knee this time, which actually felt pretty good. But he was doing it to stretch out a particular 'knot', and he said the two words that probably any ACL-victim fears the most: scar tissue. He was trying to massage the build up away and get my body to re-build ot properly.
He then had me turn over and push my knee down with a hot pack. He gave me a bell to ring when I finished, and when I did finish I rang it a few times but I guess he was too far away. I finally got to see what the hot pack looked like, hehe.
He showed me three new exercises:
1. Sit on a high platform, use my good leg to push my left leg back as far as I can, let it go and hold it.
2. Sit down on a skateboard or some other platform and use my feet to push back, and then move forward.
3. Because I told him of the difficulties I had in bending my leg while standing, he suggested I get a band of some sort to pull my leg up as I bent it standing up.
At the end of the session, he said he had seen me more than he was supposed to, and made an appointment to see him in about four weeks time. I asked if I could start jogging because I was getting fat. He said to eat less, lol. At first he said I could, but then later said maybe hold off jogging until next time he sees me. He did, however, suggest swimming to be a good exercise (just not breast stroke).
I thanked him and it felt like a farewell for both of us as I walked off, to meet him in a month's time.
I drove home, then went to work. My mom was at the bus stop, and I was a bit embarassed. Not only did she walk back and forth, obviously thinking, but she started critiquing how my shirt was not straight, and how I was losing hair. Yeah thanks. And that's why I don't go out with her anymore.
Work was like half hectic and half bludgy. I went to see Alanna in the morning to just get something corrected quickly, and I could tell she probably didn't have time for me because she was doing last minute stuff for her hearing and she was leaving at around midday. But she did brave it, and I admored her for that and left her alone.
When I went to see Lynette later, Alanna and I crossed paths and she asked if I was going to see her, in a friendly way, which I thought was good cause if I was and she was a bad person she would've been annoyed.
I did intend to stay away from Karina today, and for the most part succeeded. In the morning I saw her and Gonaz looking at something curiously in the kitchen, so I joined. They were checking out cookies someone had brought in. I asked if anyone wanted to go halves, and both offered, but Gonaz wanted one I didn't want, so I took Karina's half. She kept looking at me to see if I would talk to her, but I just made general convo to both of them about how shitty Turk would get when she returns and sees a hundred files on her desk.
In the afternoon I glanced down the corridor as I walked out of my room and saw Karina, but didn't greet her. I walked out of the photocopy room just before her and could sense her walking behind me. Neither I turned around or did she say anything as I headed to the library.
I went out for a walk during lunch and bought an Easyway. The girl who served me was kinda pretty. We made brief eye contact as I watched her make a drink for the customer before me. I went back to the office and had that microwavable pasta. As bad as it was, it was the only thing I felt like.
I spent almost the entire day researching on whether I needed leave to withdraw. Heath joined me in my conquest when he wasn't busy, and at the end of the day it felt like we had achieved something together. I liked going to the library to research, it felt like I was at uni again. But I experienced something really disturbing: that fat guy who delivers stuff, I heard him banging the cabinets and saying "shut up!" repeatedly. He saw me standing there when he came out, so I reckon he'll probably try to kill me now.
I ended up going to Wendy to ask the question about leave, and it seemed like neither she nor our counsel knew the answer. But I felt Wendy and I got a little closer, and I wondered if anyone thought I was trying to go behind Alanna's back while she was away. Amy was with us when I asked Wendy the question, so I wonder what she thought, but she seems like a pretty nice person.
Dugon also helped me a bit, and I felt like I had help from a lot of people today. I think Wendy could tell I was a bit concerned about tomorrow, but I think I can handle it.
After work I went home then drove to the gym at the Wick. Very disappointed when I saw a guy at the counter desk.
I did all my exercises PLUS using a towel to bend my leg and sitting on a sliding circle to push myself back and forth. That is A LOT harder than it looks. It's quite a good cardio work out too. It was the perfect night to do it - a bit of rain meant lots of people cbf coming to the gym, so even before 9pm there were only about 20 people in total, which made my sliding exercise much easier. Too bad it won't be like that every night.
Now I have to figure out a timetable to do all these exercises, because I obviously can't do all of them every session, including swimming.
After that, I went to physio. He was already waiting for me in the corridors, and said he thought it was me when he heard my footsteps. I had been quickly walking down the stairs cause according to their clock I was a bit late (but on time according to mine).
He measured my extension and said it was nearly about the same as my good leg. He massaged a specific area behind my knee this time, which actually felt pretty good. But he was doing it to stretch out a particular 'knot', and he said the two words that probably any ACL-victim fears the most: scar tissue. He was trying to massage the build up away and get my body to re-build ot properly.
He then had me turn over and push my knee down with a hot pack. He gave me a bell to ring when I finished, and when I did finish I rang it a few times but I guess he was too far away. I finally got to see what the hot pack looked like, hehe.
He showed me three new exercises:
1. Sit on a high platform, use my good leg to push my left leg back as far as I can, let it go and hold it.
2. Sit down on a skateboard or some other platform and use my feet to push back, and then move forward.
3. Because I told him of the difficulties I had in bending my leg while standing, he suggested I get a band of some sort to pull my leg up as I bent it standing up.
At the end of the session, he said he had seen me more than he was supposed to, and made an appointment to see him in about four weeks time. I asked if I could start jogging because I was getting fat. He said to eat less, lol. At first he said I could, but then later said maybe hold off jogging until next time he sees me. He did, however, suggest swimming to be a good exercise (just not breast stroke).
I thanked him and it felt like a farewell for both of us as I walked off, to meet him in a month's time.
I drove home, then went to work. My mom was at the bus stop, and I was a bit embarassed. Not only did she walk back and forth, obviously thinking, but she started critiquing how my shirt was not straight, and how I was losing hair. Yeah thanks. And that's why I don't go out with her anymore.
Work was like half hectic and half bludgy. I went to see Alanna in the morning to just get something corrected quickly, and I could tell she probably didn't have time for me because she was doing last minute stuff for her hearing and she was leaving at around midday. But she did brave it, and I admored her for that and left her alone.
When I went to see Lynette later, Alanna and I crossed paths and she asked if I was going to see her, in a friendly way, which I thought was good cause if I was and she was a bad person she would've been annoyed.
I did intend to stay away from Karina today, and for the most part succeeded. In the morning I saw her and Gonaz looking at something curiously in the kitchen, so I joined. They were checking out cookies someone had brought in. I asked if anyone wanted to go halves, and both offered, but Gonaz wanted one I didn't want, so I took Karina's half. She kept looking at me to see if I would talk to her, but I just made general convo to both of them about how shitty Turk would get when she returns and sees a hundred files on her desk.
In the afternoon I glanced down the corridor as I walked out of my room and saw Karina, but didn't greet her. I walked out of the photocopy room just before her and could sense her walking behind me. Neither I turned around or did she say anything as I headed to the library.
I went out for a walk during lunch and bought an Easyway. The girl who served me was kinda pretty. We made brief eye contact as I watched her make a drink for the customer before me. I went back to the office and had that microwavable pasta. As bad as it was, it was the only thing I felt like.
I spent almost the entire day researching on whether I needed leave to withdraw. Heath joined me in my conquest when he wasn't busy, and at the end of the day it felt like we had achieved something together. I liked going to the library to research, it felt like I was at uni again. But I experienced something really disturbing: that fat guy who delivers stuff, I heard him banging the cabinets and saying "shut up!" repeatedly. He saw me standing there when he came out, so I reckon he'll probably try to kill me now.
I ended up going to Wendy to ask the question about leave, and it seemed like neither she nor our counsel knew the answer. But I felt Wendy and I got a little closer, and I wondered if anyone thought I was trying to go behind Alanna's back while she was away. Amy was with us when I asked Wendy the question, so I wonder what she thought, but she seems like a pretty nice person.
Dugon also helped me a bit, and I felt like I had help from a lot of people today. I think Wendy could tell I was a bit concerned about tomorrow, but I think I can handle it.
After work I went home then drove to the gym at the Wick. Very disappointed when I saw a guy at the counter desk.
I did all my exercises PLUS using a towel to bend my leg and sitting on a sliding circle to push myself back and forth. That is A LOT harder than it looks. It's quite a good cardio work out too. It was the perfect night to do it - a bit of rain meant lots of people cbf coming to the gym, so even before 9pm there were only about 20 people in total, which made my sliding exercise much easier. Too bad it won't be like that every night.
Now I have to figure out a timetable to do all these exercises, because I obviously can't do all of them every session, including swimming.
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